Women's empowerment across generations in Bangladesh

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 379-396

  Schuler, Sidney Ruth ^a   Rottach, Elisabeth ^a  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; EMPOWERMENT; PATRIARCHY; WOMENS STATUS;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 77951790508     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380903318095     Document Type: Article

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